Toy motor race game apparatus



Jan. 13. 1925. 1,523,242

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, BENJAMIN F. BAIN, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY MOTOR RACE GAME APPARATUS.

Application filed August 12, 1922. Serial No. 581,404.

To (lZZ tL]t07TL it may concern: I

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. BAIN, a citizen of the United States, and residing in the city of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented or discovered the new, useful, and Improved Toy Motor Race Game Apparatus, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention consists in new and improved gameapparatus, and more particularly comprises novel means for playing a motor racing game.

Generally speaking, my invention is characterized as follows:

I provide a game board which may be of Wood, metal or other stiff material, and upon which is-pictorially displayed a race track, which is preferably continuous in form, such as oval, and which, is divided by transverse lines into sections which indicate distances of advancement. I also provide a plurality of racing units, which are preferably small, toy racing cars. I further provide a racing dial having a pair of spinning pointers which are adapted to indicate on the dial an individual racing unit and the distance such unit is to be advanced.

Other novel features of'co'nstruction and arrangement of parts and elements will appear from the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, which are however intended to illustrate the principles of my invention without limiting scope of the latter to the exactconstruction shown,.

'Fig. 1 is a plan view of the game board;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the racing dial,v

and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of the racing units.

The following is a description of the drawings.

A represents the game board, which may be of wood, metal or any suitably stiff material, and upon which is pictorially represented the racetrack B. I prefer to make the race track continuous and inithe form of an oval, as shown.

The track is divided into a plurality of sections by means of the transverse lines 1, and one of said lines is used and marked as If desired the start of the sections are marked with penalties,

' such as Collision, Out of gasoline, and

Around the axis of the dial its upper sur- I face is divided into segments equal in number to the racing units provided, and each segment is distinguished by an individual color.

Thus,-the segments are illustrated in the drawings as bl'ack,blue, purple, green, yellow and red, respectively. Of course, any combination of colors desired may be adopted.

Each of said segments is also preferably marked with the name or other identifying character of a popular make of motor car, such as Stutz; Nash, Ford; Paige, Buick and Dodge, and each. of the racing units is similarly distinguished by the name or distinguishing character of one of said cars, or, if desired, the several racing units may be painted in colors corresponding to the colors of the several segments of the dial. Concentric with said segments, and preferably surrounding the same, is an annular series of numerals or groups of numerals.

The numerals are intended to denote the number of track sections a given racing unit is to be advanced along the track B.

To prolong the game and render it more interesting, the values of the numerals on the dial are relatively low, and the lower their value, the more frequently they occur. Thus, thereare more numerals 1 on the dial than 2;,more numerals 2 than 3; more numerals 3 than 4, and more numerals 4 than 5. On the particular dial illustrated there is but one numeral 5.

At the axis of the dial is erected a pivot post 2 upon which are mounted the two independently rotatable or spinning pointers D and E, the pointer D being the shorter and intended to indicate segments, while the pointer E is intended to indicate numerals.

Or I may provide but a single pointer, using the same to indicate both the segment and the numeral, but in such case the numerals should be arranged in groups and the groups should be identical as to values.

F, in Fig. 3, represents one of the racing units, which are preferably toy racing cars, and are'equal in number to the segments on the dial, and each unit is identified, as above explained, with its corresponding segment.

The game may be played in the following manner.

The racing units are lined up at the starting line, and both pointers are spun. and allowed to come to rest. 1 Then the racing unit which corresponds to the segment indicated by the pointer I) on the dial is moved along the track, in the direction of the arrow, the number of track sections denoted by the numeral indicated on the dial by the pointer E. In case but one pointer is provided, then the racing unit corresponding to the segment indicated on the dial by the pointer is moted along the track the number of track sections indicated by said pointer in the group of numerals associated with said segment.

Thus, if the segment indicated be that corresponding to the Buick racing unit, said unit is advanced along the track the number ofsections denoted by the numeral simultaneously indicated on the dial.

Then the dial is again spun and the game continued until one, or more of the racing units as may be desired, has crossed the finish line, the first car across winning the race.

section marked Out of gasoline, it is moved back into the section opposite the Gasoline station. IVhen a car is advanced into the section marked Tire trouble, it is moved back into the section opposite the Repair pit. When a car is advanced into the section marked Collision, it must be returned to the starting line for a fresh start. Such penalties are however only inflicted when a car comes to rest in one of the penalty sections when advanced.

It is evident that the game is filled with interest and enjoyment, owing to sudden bursts of speed, and losses of relative position due to penalties.

The rules or method of playing the gamemay of course be varied as desired.

What I desire to claim is- 1. In a toy motor race game, the combination with a plurality of toy automobiles, of a game board having pictoriallyrepresented thereon an oblong enclosed track over which said automobiles travel, said track being provided with a starting and finishing line and being also divided by parallel disposed lines into a plurality of sections and certain of said sections being marked to represent detrimental occurrences to the racing automobiles, and a rotary indicator having a circular dial whereon, is shown means for identifying the several racing automobiles, said means being arranged in annular series and said dial also being provided with an arra ngement' in annular series concentric with the first named series of numbers indicating the number of sections which an automobile is to be advanced, and rotary pointer means concentrically of said dial.

2.. In a toy motor race game, the combination with a plurality of toy automobiles, of

- a gameboard having pictorially represented In case one of the cars is advanced into a.-

thereon an oblong enclosed track over' which said automobiles travel, said track being provided with a starting and finishing line and being also divided by parallel disposed lines into a plurality ofsoctions and certain of said sections being marked to represent detrimental occurrences to the racing automobiles, and. arotary indicator having a circular dial whereon is shown means for identifying the several racing automobiles, said means being arranged in annular series and said dial also being provided with an arrangement in annular series concentric with the first named series of numbers indicating the number of sections which an automobile dicated by the first named advanced on the track.

is to be advanced, and a pair of rotary pointers mounted concentrically on said dial,

one of said pointers indicating racing units and the other of said pointers indicating the number of sections which the automobile inpointer is tobe Signed at Pittsburgh, Pa, this 8th day of August, 1922.

BENJAMIN, F. BAINJK 

